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Amazon, eBay Skid on Worries Over Retail Sales

The broad market is getting clobbered this morning in part by the extremely weak Commerce Department report on December retail sales–and investors are demonstrating particular zeal for dumping both Amazon.com and eBay.

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Online Ad Sales Growth in "Steady Deceleration"

Well, imagine that: the economy really does have an impact on the growth of online advertising. In a research note this morning, Pacific Crest analyst Steve Weinstein reports that Q2 online advertising is likely to grow in “the high teens” versus a year earlier, down from Q1 growth just under 20% and Q4 growth of 23%, “indicating a modest but steady deceleration.”